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Sanderson Farms, Inc. Names Edith Kelly-Green to Board of Directors

LAUREL, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2018--
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that Edith
Kelly-Green was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective
September 20, 2018. She will serve as a Class B director until the
annual meeting of shareholders in 2019 and will, if re-elected at that
meeting, serve for a term expiring in 2021.

Kelly-Green is a partner in The KGR Group, whose primary interests are
investments in Lennys Grill and Subs restaurant franchises located in
Memphis, Tennessee. Prior to starting this business in 2005, she worked
for FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, where she served
in many roles including Vice President and Chief Sourcing Officer. She
also served as Vice President-Internal Audit of FedEx Corporation. She
is a member of the Board of Directors of Applied Industrial Technology,
a NYSE-listed company that manufactures and distributes industrial parts
and products. Kelly-Green is also a member of the Board of Directors of
BULAB Holdings, Inc., a privately owned specialty chemical company. She
previously served as a director of Paragon National Bank and was a
senior auditor for Deloitte in Memphis.

Kelly-Green has been an active volunteer holding leadership positions in
the Memphis community and through organizations in Mississippi. She is a
founding member of the Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis; founding
chairman of The Women’s Council for Philanthropy at the University of
Mississippi; and former chair of the legal and compliance committee of
the board of Regional One Health and member of the advisory board of
Baptist Women’s Hospital, both in Memphis. Kelly-Green holds a
bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Mississippi and
an MBA from Vanderbilt University. She is a certified public accountant
(inactive).

Commenting on the announcement, Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., chairman and
chief executive officer of Sanderson Farms, Inc., said, “We are
delighted to welcome Edith Kelly-Green to our Board of Directors as an
independent director. With her entrepreneurial experience and successful
career managing a large chain of restaurants, she is an excellent choice
for Sanderson Farms. She also brings a significant level of financial,
accounting and operations expertise that complements and supports our
Board. Her civic engagement in her community and philanthropic work make
her an exceptional fit with our corporate culture. We look forward to
her participation as we focus on executing our growth strategy and
delivering greater value for our shareholders.”

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a
regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 (thirty-two cents) per share
payable October 16, 2018 to stockholders of record on October 2, 2018.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. is engaged in the production, processing,
marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and minimally prepared
chicken. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
symbol SAFM.